The Hijacking Of Flight 8969 | Mayday Compilation | Wonder

This compilation of Mayday Air Disaster tells the true stories of the Air France Flight 8969 hijacking and berlingen mid-air collision between Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and DHL Flight 611 which was caused by pilot error on flight 2937.
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[@ArtFartJen]

I cant imagine the guilt that air traffic controller must have felt. Such a tragic accident.

[@kellyanderson7624]

That co-pilot was brave to jump all the way to the concrete and risk injury to save the passengers. Kudos to him.

[@shootz5055]

That was probably the turning point of the event because most of the terrorists were killed in the cockpit right?

[@humanbeing2420]

I think he was jumping to save himself. I don't think he knew that he had been blocking the snipers. That looked like a nasty fall though.

[@effkay3691]

I think the co pilot may have missed out on the bravery medal! Those Algerian Nationals , now they were heroes to refuse to get off the flight to save themselves.

[@user-ht7gy7ve8k]

The mistake was there was only one who attended to two screens at the tower, and instead of saying descend DXN, & ascend to the other aircraft, the pilots were confused & panicked so that they both descended or ascended that caused the collision. 😢😢😢🎉🎉🎉. CONDOLENCE to both aircrafts & each family for the Loss🎉🌹 💕😢😢😢❤❤❤

[@user-ht7gy7ve8k]

It is very important for each pilot to pray to the God Almighty for protection & guidance with sound mind (no alcoholic drinks) because they are bringing lives of the passengers in their hands.

[@monsieurlechevalier]

Your recounting of the actions of the GIA and the translations of the French speakers are profoundly accurate. The GIGN were true heros.

[@russellhodges6731]

Agreed

[@lindalewis5066]

Such a tragic loss in the second story. All those talented children. The man that lost his entire family. My heart is broken for their families. 💔😢 I hope none of the people on these planes suffered and that their souls are resting in peace. 🙏🕊️

[@meghanachauhan9380]

Funny. 2.5 billion people believe they'll burn in eternal hell if they don't believe in Christ, 1.5 billion people they'll burn in eternal hell if they don't believe in Allah

[@MahiAviation]

I remember the original Wonder documentary about this… I believe it was that video that introduced me to this channel. Great storytelling, my respects to the innocent people who lost their lives and were horribly traumatized.

[@selmakaoas127]

😊P😊0p😊😊0

[@russellhodges6731]

Same as myself

[@lacai527]

All Algerian Passangers would had deserve a medal, they had chance to leave, but did not, knowing it would seal the faith of the rest, GIGN did amazing i can imagine how chaotic situation inside were, not knowing who is a terrorist and whos not.

[@StrangeHappening-iu4fu]

Yes, very heroic and amazed it sounds like they all basically just agreed to not get off the plane. I'm glad it was the right move, but if the terrorists managed to succeed everyone would have died.

[@hirampeter5467]

Peter could not be COMPLETELY blamed as SKYGUIDE was eventually RESPONSIBLE for this.

[@SM-ef5rl]

I will never blame Peter because he was overloaded. The other air traffic controller should not have left.

[@pomegranteappleson1628]

Exactly

[@augustbernard3396]

The bravery of the GIGN men is unbelievable

[@StrangeHappening-iu4fu]

Just when I thought I'd seen them all I get hit with new episodes of stories I can't believe I never heard! As safe as flying is, there are still a ton of memorable ones.

[@kkrb1212]

Same. I hadn’t heard of this one

[@immanuel2677]

In regards to the second disaster - How can just two controllers be in an ATC and one allowed to go for a long break! How the hell did the maintenance team disconnect all sort of communications, atleast peter should have instructed the pilots on his screen that there is a maintenance work going on and hand over to another ATC. The maintenance team should have given a brief to Peter that what features will be available and what will be disabled or not available. Atleast one phone line should have been operational! All the blame goes to that idiot second ATC fellow who went for long break, what was his need for long break! If he was sick he should have called it in earlier and had a 3rd guy at ATC. To save money, they might have put all pressure on two ATC employees and one assistant during the night shift,whereas day shift would have sufficient people in ATCs. There should always be an extra person working in ATC as a supervisor or an emergency hand in case an planned employee feels sick or unfortunate circumstances does not show up. I guess at that time in 1996 things were ignored or not taken seriously.

[@doreen0]

Based on a true story, how intense this whole film was very well done very well planned. Thank you for sharing. R.I.P. TO THOSE THAT DID NOT LIVE.💐💐

[@kastanjetakesten7331]

I got goosebumps for co-pilot! He was probably full of adrenaline. I watched the scene several times. I couldn't believe it, incredible courage! Survive instinct.

[@Anna-Rose-]

Little Kirill was so talented. Such a loss for his mum, and the rest of the world.

[@keztukariri]

Rest in peace to all the lost loved ones.... esp those kids from Russia 🇷🇺 ❤ forever young and talented, fly high ❤🕊❤🕊

[@Im_Ol1ver]

43:22 This guy is crazy.HE JUMPED OUT OF WINDOW WITHOUT DAMAGE

[@kluge1245]

The lead hijacker in the first episode here looks like the same guy who played Mohammad Atta in the Zero hour episode for Flight 11

[@muscleman5133]

It’s a clone

[@MichaelD8393]

Yup, same actor (Elie Gemael.)

[@StrangeHappening-iu4fu]

Are you implying all Arabs look the same? RACIST!!!! (Joking, it is the same actor.)

[@AuthorHeatherElainaDee]

Yes. It is. Elie Gamael. Canadian actor.

[@MichaelD8393]

Fun fact: Elie Gemael, who plays terrorist leader Yahia, and Kevork Arslanian, who plays terrorist “Madman” Lotfi, reprised their roles for _Zero Hour's_ episode about Air France 8969; Gemael also starred as Mohammad Atta in _Zero Hour’s_ episode about American Airlines flight 11. And not only that, they’ve each appeared in two other episodes of _Mayday_ as well. Gemael played the Saudi first officer in the episode about the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision, _(Sight Unseen)_ and a Romanian investigator in the episode about TAROM flight 371 _(Fatal Climb,)_ while Arslanian played an Iraqi translater in the episode about the attempted DHL shootdown _(Attack Over Baghdad)_ and the first officer in the episode about Turkish Airlines flight 1951 _(Who’s in Control?)_

[@MahiAviation]

I’ve seen those videos and have never noticed that… I’ll definitely go watch them again tomorrow now that you mentioned it. :)

[@MichaelD8393]

@@MahiAviation Awesome, definitely do. All those episodes are one KZbin except for _Fatal Climb,_ but you can find that one by googling for it. I also forgot to mention before, but Stephen Sparks, who plays controller Peter Neilsen in _Deadly Crossroads,_ also played the captain in _Mayday’s_ episode about Scandinavian Airlines flight 751 _(Pilot Betrayed)._

[@philliplumpkin6369]

Wow dude I didn't know that I'm gonna give those a watch

[@MichaelD8393]

@@philliplumpkin6369 I didn't know either until I saw _Fatal Climb_ and thought the one investigator looked familiar. Then it hit me: "OMG, he's the actor who played Yahia in _The Killing Machine!"_

[@VickiBee]

Mohammed Atta killed our loved one; who had NEVER worked for the government, NEVER "visited the Holy Land" and WAS NOT "greedy with money." He just died for all those reasons. Or so they say. Eric L. Bennett 10/17/71--9/11/01

[@kathybui1918]

Incredible footage! Huge relieve.

[@PrettyVacant45988]

I cannot stop crying....dont think i ever will....o, babies, we miss you so...

[@borja1000]

I was a kid when this happened and remember watching the GIGN storming the plane. Epic. Those terrorists were cowards.

[@Cons_studios]

U say the terrorists part like you wanted them to win

[@borja1000]

@@Cons_studios What exactly in what I wrote gave you that idea?

[@Cons_studios]

@@borja1000 the “those terrorists are cowards” like u kinda wanted them not to be cowards………💩

[@juliemanarin4127]

I remember too

[@juliemanarin4127]

@@Cons_studios no he didn't

[@drifterdan1194]

It's absolutely crazy to me how someone can do something so extreme over their religious beliefs. They think their god says so. Absolutely deplorable

[@fatinbenamed6478]

Amazing Doc

[@ShamyTV5k]

one of the best documentaries made

[@jiahazahar6607]

The tragedy already sad. the actors relive the story make it more heartache

[@El-vi6lg]

Outrageous!! How could the air traffic control be so unequipped!?

[@vagirl19]

If the Russian pilots had just followed TCAS at the first alert like the rest of the world does, instead of debating with each other whether to follow that or Peter, they would have avoided the collision. TCAS trumps the controllers because it detects both planes and it tells each plane the opposite direction to avoid each other.

[@Level_3ditzplssubimsadplssssss]

The editor is 👑 bro

[@aldiriszki6771]

Good chanel 👍👍👍

[@quietguy1948]

As the song said, "Bless the beasts and the children . . . " As for blame - the whole accident was riddled with mistakes. No one individual or group can be held hostage for this terrible tragedy. My deep condolences go out to the families of the children and adults lost. ... Lennie

[@CantTelly]

Thanks for these!

[@valcanodude]

This would make for a great movie 😎👍

[@MSofian892]

terbaik true story....thanks bro 👍✌😍🤞📽💥💥✈️🇱🇷

[@dan_sark]

Imagine you being in a plane and hearing, there's nothing to fear God await us in paradise

[@tovelokiwifeodindottir9936]

Im sorry but i snort laughed when the terrorist said "This is a powerful bomb! There are others like this!" The FIRST thing that popped in my head was the scene from Full Metal Jacket where the soilders were saying "This is my Rifle there are many like it....." OMG im going to Hel in gasoline drawers. Idk why but now i cant stop laughing.

[@tovelokiwifeodindottir9936]

Now I have "This in my pistol this my gun, this for fighting this is for fun!" On repeat in my head.

[@RaymondHaley-lv2mo]

This was 7 years before 9/11

[@theworldisavampire3346]

The second story was a tragedy on multiple levels. The children missing their first flight started an evil string of events.

[@frankwillimasugwu6938]

Wow, it's been a while on this series Although it's a repeated episode

[@kellyanderson7624]

I don't blame Peter Nielsen, but once he had to keep switching back and forth, why didn't he have the girl with him go get his colleague to come back?

[@bassl3647]

So sad this and other similar things happened first and still 9/11 and its horrible consequences happened.

[@kellyanderson7624]

Because on precautions were taken UNTIL 9/11 happened. It took a terrorist attack in America and hijacking of three American planes before anything was done.

[@stephendacey8761]

As an American we will not forget those people who died that day. It was a gorgeous Fall day that went down hill fast at 8:46 A.M. It's been almost 22 years since that terrible day and I can recall the day and what I did like it was yesterday.

[@realhazel1807]

wow the father on the second story went crazy and went as far killing the ATC... the company is to blame!!! very sad

[@ryaroxine3667]

Crazy coincidence that two hijackings happened in 1994. They should have been clear indications to have better security before 9/11

[@simna32]

He’s a very good actor

[@rosemaryfurness20]

Wow 😮

[@baselloldude1234]

Panam 73 is the most forgotten hijacking wonder

[@JALEESAHMED-ct9ng]

Yes I know it happened at Jinnah International airport Karachi Pakistan

[@Jeffreya348]

Time gone by......

[@salomenewsome4188]

I have to use long flights often. This terrifies me

[@marialennig3449]

I would have defended myself about why the maintenance two showed up and then equipment stopped working. This young man couldn't think clearly.

[@sabrinasspellbookspens5136]

Don't get me wrong there's plenty of blame to go around but maintenance took away Peter's computer systems and phones. He couldn't do his job properly. That combined with the fact that he was working on two separate consoles all by himself and he had another plane that needed his attention. That's just asking for trouble. Why wasn't the maintenance crew interrogated?

[@Keiji555]

Agreed. Not to mention, Japan told the entire world that TCAS needed to be listened over ATC personnel if it goes off. The Soviet Union refused to apply that, when the entire world applied the regulations for that. Japan nearly had such a collision, and they averted it because of the system. The USSR pouted and stomped its feet, refusing to apply a system that could have saved all those people, even with Peter's limited resources at hand, and his lack of awareness of the situation. The murderer took a paycheck in Switzerland from the elites. He should have been in prison for far longer, according to Swiss law. All he needed to do was murder one man, and he gets riches, a high political position, a hot new wife, and be hailed as a hero. He sold out his dead children for all of that. Just looking at that... I wonder if Putin were to ask him to murder his current kids for an even bigger paycheck, if he actually would be willing to do it.

[@immanuel2677]

Exactly, just imagine, only two people in ATC controlling the entire airplanes in sky, one idiot planned to go on long break dumping everything on Peter's hand, then maintenance team comes in and disconnected all PHONE LINES! Atleast one phone line should have been made operational or the controllers should be given a seperate satellite phone atleast. Also Peter should have informed the flights in his screen that maintenance work is going on in his screen and self hand over should take place along with following inputs on flight notifications - The TCAS, if the Russian pilots knew the maintenance works going on in ground crew, atleast they would have trusted the flights TCAS and have pulled up inside of down. Also in airplanes the officer and navigator not in control of plane should have a big screen of radar details - nearby flights their path and altitude details just like the ATCs so atleast they can know which flights are behind, below, above and front of them

[@kellyanderson7624]

Clearly you didn't watch the whole video. The leader of the maintenance crew was fined.

[@sabrinasspellbookspens5136]

@@kellyanderson7624 I did watch the whole video, I just didn't hear that part. But thank you for letting me know. Fined though? Really??

[@jeremyhickey2777]

The actor who played to main terrorist looks like the same guy who played Atta in the Flight 11 re-enactment

[@jeremymakokha4797]

RIP Peter

[@airplane975]

He just saying about god just not to go to hell 😭

[@mohamedakram16]

This fact lead Air France and all airline companies to stop their services in Algeria for many years, I think for almost 10 years

[@bluebelle8823]

A calvelry charge of flight stairs is not a phrase I expected to hear today but here we are. Peter Nielsen's death was so senseless. Vitaly Kaloyev was eventually tried, found guilty of manslaughter. Her served a little over 4 years in prison. Was subsequently treated as a hero. Grief makes people do strange things, like celebrating the killing of an obviously grief striken person.

[@mllev.auxiliairesexuelle]

I hope they were refound for the ride.

[@eplazai]

This channel holds more than 1.87 million Subs and all of its videos has less than 10K views. What's wrong?

[@Taachino]

A lot of their content is repeated episodes which many people have already seen multiple times on other YT channels and tv programs.

[@laty9f1]

Why do you repost every single episode like 200 times??

[@chisatohasegawa974]

Make new episodes!

[@jamesmikkelson-uy5eh]

Is that supposed to be a Airbus a320 or a330

[@juliemanarin4127]

Believe me...the world did not forget!

[@Like-23]

Most they forget it really some not

[@whois_lunar]

Is like fly 5390 and fly 705

[@chubby7967]

W co-pilot

[@ace78909]

bro but i feel so bad for the 2nd dead passenger he thought he was going home 😭😭😭

[@mariejames2685]

How do these peoples get in with the guns at the first place at the flight

[@asimriaz1557]

👍

[@MollyAnn1991]

so what happent to abdul abdullah yahia?

[@Jaggerbush]

So much for getting a few more hours of sleep ....

[@victormizarelli4313]

Wow so sad. I believe the Bakers

[@Sahilprakash1999]

50:40 7 years later September 11th 2001 4 hijack planes has crashed into the North and the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington Virginia near Washington DC

[@SalimahRahman]

The second case,...I still blame it on the air traffic xontroller for taking things less aerious about theri duty.

[@kellyanderson7624]

You are SEVERELY mentally ill and CLEARLY didn't watch the video. What happened was out of his control. Also, the Russian pilots were to blame because they didn't follow TCAS which would have avoided the entire collision. Get a clue. Nut job.

[@a.q.2330]

you are wrong

[@salomenewsome4188]

Algerians passengers were so good

[@Philippine_Airlines747]

Others: can't beat the other hijacker The co pilot of FedEx 705: we have a best weapon available and that was the *"aircraft"*

[@IAteAcat.]

Bro tf is wrong with you? In the "others" there WERE hundreds of passengers In FedEx 705, there's not hundreds of passengers Also, FedEx 705's hijacker has no gun and was alone, like 1v3 or something Others are likely a group of hijackers and they have guns In this case, AF8969 was NOT in the air

[@Blabhabonsteriods]

For some reason I find this yelling funny 41:09

[@hatixhemema5199]

Zoti madh na ruaj nga kriminelet dhe nga cdo e keqe tjeter .

[@a.q.2330]

çne paska shqiptar këtu

[@humanbeing2420]

1:05:38 - "Normally, his radar would warn of an impending collision. What he doesn't know is that tonight it is out of action." How did Peter not know that? The documentary stated earlier (at 1:01:12) that the maintenance workers told Peter that they were going to work on the radar such that the two-minute warning system would be offline...

[@a.person1723]

Peter Nielson got a crash course in what HF Autism feels like. I am actually being serious here. no joke.

[@aviationandmore1]

10:07

[@marialennig3449]

Did skydive get sued?

[@dogmanturtle9139]

Yo wonder. stop reposting plane crashes. i already watched all of your old plane crash documentaries. please post new ones. Thanks

[@chewilma2865]

Where TF did the other ATC went to

[@Rxzor_Live]

👍🏻

[@susudarake]

Every politics, system, and his colleagues tried to save peter, but the justice followed him. You have to do justice if "state" or system uses all his powers no to give you justice. End of peter was justice. Justified. But, lost trust in Swiss people. They work so lightly that they allow single person to run full air-control office that involves hundreds or thousands of people mid-air inside plane. shame!

[@liberianplayer9079]

How do yall capture the footage of the pilots

[@6ltk]

its not real, all cgi and reinactments

[@snakebitepellehue]

@@6ltk Some is actual news footage. I checked.

[@salomenewsome4188]

Reenactment. The have black box that records the sounds which are retrieved after the accidents

[@kelladohring9825]

24:18

[@christhomas4260]

41:45 is this when they entered the cockpit

[@dannymarkfeld9767]

It’s Action Adventure movie

[@mannykolubah2669]

How can this happened? And what is the intention?

[@anarchyneverdies3567]

They said they were planning an attack on Paris. It was allowed to happen because the plane was on Algerian soil and not French and interfering may have caused the terrorists to kill everyone

[@mannykolubah2669]

@@anarchyneverdies3567 Thank you very much

[@Ok-gu1bi]

Hii

[@tearrex1847]

You see this. This is a bomb there are many like it but this one is mine!

[@Realbacon_boy]

As a muslim forcing someone to convert to Islam is haram

[@kirara2516]

8:17 really? You really thought that was a good place to put an ad? And not a youtube ad, but a forced ad for your channel that even premium members have to watch? I have youtube premium to avoid ads for a reason. this is why I'm giving this vid a dislike. Not for the vid itself, but for the ad that you poorly placed in the middle instead of the end or beginning. I would have been far more okay with that.

[@marcomacias3960]

i want to know if they are anti technology when they call the intercom the ''voice of Satan''

[@theworldisavampire3346]

The religion of peace ✌️

[@anguskerr7665]

Saying your an Atheist doesn’t make you any better of a person.

[@hirampeter5467]

Peter was in stress as he was doing his duty, unfortunately Peter was responsible for this tradegy.

[@vagirl19]

He’s the last person responsible for the accident

[@subramanianchenniappan4059]

Is this episodes from national geographic

[@Vijaykumar-of1xn]

Why all hijackers and terrorists are from one particular religion?

[@JALEESAHMED-ct9ng]

They're not there are several groups elsewere in South America etc

[@gencollados3616]

How peaceful ISLAM is. 😂😂😂

[@JALEESAHMED-ct9ng]

They don't represent Islam look how peaceful other religions are The atrocities commited but their people are far worse

[@Level_3ditzplssubimsadplssssss]

He cant be called muslim at all

[@salomenewsome4188]

They all are

[@JALEESAHMED-ct9ng]

​@@salomenewsome4188yes but they don't represent Islam

[@gencollados3616]

"GOD choose me to die with you". Wow, their GOD is very lust with human God. That is their GOD is all about. 😂😂😂

[@JALEESAHMED-ct9ng]

They do t represent Islam and stop acting like this Terrorists are not only MUSLIMS you guys act like this that see Us as the bad guy well in reality the atrocities committeed by you guys are far WORSE AND I hope ALLAH SWT GUIDES you you're fully delusional

[@slip3264]

ALLAH is the greatest but these guys are literally trying to define Islam may ALLAH guide everyone

[@6ltk]

allah is good, these men are a disgrace to islam, may allah bless you

[@slip3264]

@@6ltk capital ALLAH plz Jazak ALLAH and you are right brother